bucolic

bu·col·ic  (by-klk)

adj.

1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural.

2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

n.

1. A pastoral poem.

2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

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[Latin bcolicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bu·coli·cal·ly adv.

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bucolic [byew-koll-ik]

Adjective

1. of the countryside or country life; rustic

2. of or relating to shepherds; pastoral

Noun

a pastoral poem [Greek boukolos cowherd]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bucolic - a country person                     peasant, provincial cottar, cotter - a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands moujik, mujik, muzhik, muzjik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) rustic - an unsophisticated country person
	2.	bucolic - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life eclogue, idyl, idyll pastoral - a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Adj.	1.	bucolic - (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" arcadian, pastoral rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
	2.	bucolic - relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" pastoral